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I really appreciate your reply. I learned a lot already. It might be best if I didn't reply, but I can't seem to help myself.

> Another standard way for explaining this is that when judging something, one ought to account for the actual power dynamics between the conflicting parties.

I was ready to get all riled up in response, thinking that Assange had much more power here than the Afgan translators.

> The problem is, prejudice, classism, and bigotry tend to distort what people think and perceive as the actual power dynamics, hence long and controversial news threads like these.

I am settled down now. Yeah, this is not an easy, I appreciate anyone identifying the complexity.



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